Perceptual Computing [VIDEO]

Intel’s perceptual technology demonstration at CES 2013 featured a Kinect-like computer camera that tracks user movement down to the individual finger level and will eventually be able to track eye movements, allowing users to play video games without a controller, as shown in this demonstration of the game Portal.

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Rise Of The Drones [VIDEO]

Meet a new breed of flying robots, from tiny swarming vehicles to giant unmanned planes. PBS’ NOVA looks at unmanned aerial vehicles and how the technology will shape the future.

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Spray-On Power

Video - Spray-On Power

Rice University researchers creating sprayable batteries by applying each layer of a lithium ion battery via an aerosol paint that when layered, conducts a current.

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Beyond The Human Eye: Sight, Extended [VIDEO]

PBS Off Book explores human sight through the lens of technology: Size and distance are conquered with photomicrography to astrophotography and the passage of time is overcome with slow-motion and timelapse photography.

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